Yeah. I was hoping something else as I didn't want to hear about Trump or elections any more.
We have other Daily Show alumni that constantly cover Ameropolitics.
Yeah. I was hoping something else as I didn't want to hear about Trump or elections any more.
We have other Daily Show alumni that constantly cover Ameropolitics.
Yeah. I was hoping something else as I didn't want to hear about Trump or elections any more.
We have other Daily Show alumni that constantly cover Ameropolitics.
John Oliver was better than that!
and also this is a pretty big deal. It'd be silly to ignore it in favor of something else.
Yeah. I was hoping something else as I didn't want to hear about Trump or elections any more.
We have other Daily Show alumni that constantly cover Ameropolitics.
John Oliver was better than that!
and also this is a pretty big deal. It'd be silly to ignore it in favor of something else.
LWT:s value has been in that it covers stories that everyone else isn't covering. His contribution is literally not needed, when everyone else is doing it.
I'd rather hear about less talked about issues or some international thing. I.E stuff that no one else is covering.
He has been doing the 2016 elections *or insert his tirade here* bit for half a year.
Problem for me was, that he didn't bring anything new on the table. I'd rather hear about something I didn't know from multiple talking heads before him.
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To put this into perspective: a guy who's backed by literal white supremacists won the presidency after two terms of the first black president ever.
I'd be surprised and disappointed if he didn't decide to say something about it.
To put this into perspective: a guy who's backed by literal white supremacists won the presidency after two terms of the first black president ever.
I'd be surprised and disappointed if he didn't decide to say something about it.
In retrospect it isn't that shocking, IIRC white supremacy's popularity skyrocketed during the Civil Rights movement. And Democratic presidents. This is backlash against Obama at least in part.
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Yeah. I was hoping something else as I didn't want to hear about Trump or elections any more.
We have other Daily Show alumni that constantly cover Ameropolitics.
John Oliver was better than that!
and also this is a pretty big deal. It'd be silly to ignore it in favor of something else.
LWT:s value has been in that it covers stories that everyone else isn't covering. His contribution is literally not needed, when everyone else is doing it.
I'd rather hear about less talked about issues or some international thing. I.E stuff that no one else is covering.
He has been doing the 2016 elections *or insert his tirade here* bit for half a year.
Problem for me was, that he didn't bring anything new on the table. I'd rather hear about something I didn't know from multiple talking heads before him.
I strongly disagree with the bolded.
First, not "Everyone else" is doing it. A large part of the show was talking about how there are echo chambers being set up and people aren't seeing the same things. So even if everyone was covering how bad this was, people are tuning it out. John openly admits he's part of that same echo chamber, so sharing the video won't help.
Second, I saw him give a much more concrete solution than I've seen offered anywhere else. He listed a whole bunch of charities to donate to, as well as journalists to support. He told people not to flee to Canada. And he pointed out how important it was to work from now through 2018 and beyond.
Finally.. this is catharsis. The election of Trump is an issue, and an international thing. And he put a giant stamp on it, saying he has no intentions of backing down in fear. He is going to hold the administration to task, good or bad.. And he'll be coming back online just around the time the rubber meets the road for the real power of the Trump administration.
So yeah. While I can understand wanting some other topic.. the truth is, there is no more important topic to humanity right now. And he just presented marching orders to his particular echo chamber.
... as well as a weird suggestion to vandalize a Wikipedia page that I'm sure the admins over there are going to love.
Maybe I don't "get" the humor, but I've just never found FF funny. Not in the way that makes me burst into laughter at any point, like the Daily Show and kids do regularly, anyways.
Maybe I don't "get" the humor, but I've just never found FF funny. Not in the way that makes me burst into laughter at any point, like the Daily Show and kids do regularly, anyways.
I find Full Frontal to be funny but it's more informative than amusing. It's presented in an amusing way and Sam Bee is pretty awesome but it's a lot more "angry rant" than "funny comedy piece"
Maybe I don't "get" the humor, but I've just never found FF funny. Not in the way that makes me burst into laughter at any point, like the Daily Show and kids do regularly, anyways.
I find Full Frontal to be funny but it's more informative than amusing. It's presented in an amusing way and Sam Bee is pretty awesome but it's a lot more "angry rant" than "funny comedy piece"
It's basically a Lewis Black standup routine every week except it's more often about shit that's important and you're not worried Sam's about to burst a ventricle.
Maybe I don't "get" the humor, but I've just never found FF funny. Not in the way that makes me burst into laughter at any point, like the Daily Show and kids do regularly, anyways.
I find Full Frontal to be funny but it's more informative than amusing. It's presented in an amusing way and Sam Bee is pretty awesome but it's a lot more "angry rant" than "funny comedy piece"
It's basically a Lewis Black standup routine every week except it's more often about shit that's important and you're not worried Sam's about to burst a ventricle.
Although that last bit might be sorely tested in the next season.
Maybe I don't "get" the humor, but I've just never found FF funny. Not in the way that makes me burst into laughter at any point, like the Daily Show and kids do regularly, anyways.
It was lauded yes but it's less Comedy and more Outrage And/Or Catharsis: The Television Show
Personally I don't get a whole lot out of someone constantly being incredulously outraged on camera so it didn't do a whole lot for me either.
Kinda hoping they turn that into a "Adventures of Donomir Prumpin" cartoon. There's a lot of places they could go with that, but most likely to the "I'm not saying it's a gulag but it's a- oh look, now I'm in the gulag" Gulag, but it'll be a fun ride while it lasted.
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What's the story with John Stewart?
Isn't he getting an HBO show?
My respect and appreciation for Trevor Noah has gone up increasingly.
Jon's a 54 year old suburban white dude who hasn't quite caught on that Jews are target #4 for the ascendant white supremacists. Slightly different perspective than a South African guy in his 30s.
Self-righteousness is incompatible with coalition building.
I think it's more of having a personal investment in what is going on. Jon was a New Yorker and 9/11 hit pretty close to home. Noah is from a (formerly) racially segregated police state. This Trump stuff must be giving the guy flashbacks.
I think it's more of having a personal investment in what is going on. Jon was a New Yorker and 9/11 hit pretty close to home. Noah is from a (formerly) racially segregated police state. This Trump stuff must be giving the guy flashbacks.
Trevor Noah just dope smacked this girl in that interview; she was all set and ready to soap box like it was her show and trevor was having none of it.
Besides that she exposed her inherent lack of spine political conviction when she admitted to jumping on the trump band wagon after Rubio flamed out.
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I think that the most difficult interview Noah's done thus far. He did a pretty impressive job keeping it going, and being on the ball in dealing with Ann Coulter V2.
Like he litterally asked her three times how is a black guy supposed to protest and she couldn't answer him, and when she lumped BLM in with it's uglier elements she had no real response when he aksed her if trump was racist because the Klan supports him or whether the police were all in on oppressing black people due to the behaviors of various departments.
I remember a year ago people were hemming and hawing about how Trevor wasn't a really good successor for John, but he made his bones in that interview by being simultaneously respectful and unfazed by the BS pouring out of that blowhard's maw.
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We have other Daily Show alumni that constantly cover Ameropolitics.
John Oliver was better than that!
At least his Trump stuff was funny.
and also this is a pretty big deal. It'd be silly to ignore it in favor of something else.
LWT:s value has been in that it covers stories that everyone else isn't covering. His contribution is literally not needed, when everyone else is doing it.
I'd rather hear about less talked about issues or some international thing. I.E stuff that no one else is covering.
He has been doing the 2016 elections *or insert his tirade here* bit for half a year.
Problem for me was, that he didn't bring anything new on the table. I'd rather hear about something I didn't know from multiple talking heads before him.
I'd be surprised and disappointed if he didn't decide to say something about it.
In retrospect it isn't that shocking, IIRC white supremacy's popularity skyrocketed during the Civil Rights movement. And Democratic presidents. This is backlash against Obama at least in part.
I strongly disagree with the bolded.
First, not "Everyone else" is doing it. A large part of the show was talking about how there are echo chambers being set up and people aren't seeing the same things. So even if everyone was covering how bad this was, people are tuning it out. John openly admits he's part of that same echo chamber, so sharing the video won't help.
Second, I saw him give a much more concrete solution than I've seen offered anywhere else. He listed a whole bunch of charities to donate to, as well as journalists to support. He told people not to flee to Canada. And he pointed out how important it was to work from now through 2018 and beyond.
Finally.. this is catharsis. The election of Trump is an issue, and an international thing. And he put a giant stamp on it, saying he has no intentions of backing down in fear. He is going to hold the administration to task, good or bad.. And he'll be coming back online just around the time the rubber meets the road for the real power of the Trump administration.
So yeah. While I can understand wanting some other topic.. the truth is, there is no more important topic to humanity right now. And he just presented marching orders to his particular echo chamber.
... as well as a weird suggestion to vandalize a Wikipedia page that I'm sure the admins over there are going to love.
Maybe I don't "get" the humor, but I've just never found FF funny. Not in the way that makes me burst into laughter at any point, like the Daily Show and kids do regularly, anyways.
I find Full Frontal to be funny but it's more informative than amusing. It's presented in an amusing way and Sam Bee is pretty awesome but it's a lot more "angry rant" than "funny comedy piece"
we're going to need full frontal going forward.
sam bee is just incredible.
It's basically a Lewis Black standup routine every week except it's more often about shit that's important and you're not worried Sam's about to burst a ventricle.
Although that last bit might be sorely tested in the next season.
It was lauded yes but it's less Comedy and more Outrage And/Or Catharsis: The Television Show
Personally I don't get a whole lot out of someone constantly being incredulously outraged on camera so it didn't do a whole lot for me either.
Colbert is a brave man. I remember when he did his speech right in front of W. and Cheney in character.
I, for one, am happy he's doing stuff like this.
P.S.: Fuck Jimmy Fallon.
This has to keep seeming not normal. It can't become normal.
They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
Isn't he getting an HBO show?
My respect and appreciation for Trevor Noah has gone up increasingly.
Most say John got his footing post 9-11, now Noah's getting his Post-Trump.
Maybe just a little.
Good lord, this woman has her head rammed so far up her own ass she's gone mobius.
Besides that she exposed her inherent lack of spine political conviction when she admitted to jumping on the trump band wagon after Rubio flamed out.
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... tell me Noah just stared her straight on while pouring his water over her head.
I mean, I'll watch this tonight, and I assume he acted with greater professionalism than that, but here we are.
Hearing that Trevor did well might make me go back to check it out, but there's only so much of her my brain can withstand.
I remember a year ago people were hemming and hawing about how Trevor wasn't a really good successor for John, but he made his bones in that interview by being simultaneously respectful and unfazed by the BS pouring out of that blowhard's maw.
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